Nesticodes

Nesticodes
Nesticodes rufipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Nesticodes
Archer, 1950[1]
Species: N. rufipes
Binomial name
Nesticodes rufipes
(Lucas, 1846)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Species:

  • Theridion rufipes Lucas, 1846
  • Theridion luteolum Blackwall, 1859
  • Theridion borbonicum Vinson, 1863
  • Theridion luteipes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869
  • Theridion albonotatum Taczanowski, 1872
  • Theridion bajulans L. Koch, 1875
  • Theridion flavo-aurantiacum Simon, 1880
  • Theridion longipes Hasselt, 1882
  • Anelosimus nelsoni Bryant, 1945
  • Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846)
  • Robertus pilosus Denis, 1956

Nesticodes is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae, with the sole species Nesticodes rufipes,[1] the red house spider.

Distribution

This species has a pantropical distribution,[1] having been spread around the world by trade.

Description

Nesticodes rufipes is a small red-bodied spider, non-venomous to humans.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gen. Nesticodes Archer, 1950", World Spider Catalog (Natural History Museum Bern), retrieved 2016-04-14

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